Madagascar - A Musical Adventure

Madagascar - A Musical Adventure at Coterie Theatre

A lion paces his zoo enclosure dreaming of room service, while his best friend pictures wide-open savannas. That's the tension at the heart of Madagascar – A Musical Adventure, heading to the Coterie Theatre with songs, laughs and a lesson about leaving comfort behind. Alex has his adoring crowds and dependable steaks; Marty wants something nobody's offering him inside the walls of Central Park Zoo.

When Marty's tenth birthday wish sends him scrambling toward the wild, Alex the celebrity lion drags along Melman the nervous giraffe and Gloria the hippo to bring their friend back. Meanwhile, a squad of penguins hatches its own scheme to reach Antarctica, giving the adventure a completely different comic layer. The penguins don't need rescuing or hand-holding—they've got a plan and zero interest in anyone else's drama.

The whole crew lands in Madagascar, where King Julien decides Alex might make excellent bodyguard material. Suddenly nobody's where they're supposed to be, and the animal who craved freedom isn't so sure he wanted this much of it. The musical includes Wild and Free and Best Friends, bringing Kevin Del Aguila's book and George Noriega and Joel Someillan's score to a sixty-minute format for all ages.

Recognize these voices from the DreamWorks film? The Coterie brings them to Kansas City stages with the story that made a zoo break-out feel like the world's biggest mistake and best decision at once. Get tickets and join a zoo escape with more than one destination.